The US 29th Infantry Division’s brave actions on D-Day, 6 June 1944, are well known. This group of country boys, mostly from rural Virginia and Maryland, spearheaded the greatest amphibious operation ever attempted. Their story is compelling. They were truly a group of Citizen Soldiers, drawn from the National Guard to supplement the small professional US Army.

They led the assault on the beaches of Normandy, pushed inland through
the tough battles of St. Lô, and fought into Brittany where the division
helped capture the port city of Brest. Moving east, the division
prepared for the assault into Germany itself.

Flames Of War briefings can sometimes be quite lengthy, and a US Rifle Company is no exception. Wargames Illustrated Issue 317 featured the original article which included the essential Combat Platoons as well as some of the more interesting platoons such as the Sherman Crocodile Platoon.

To download the complete Intelligence Briefing for the 29th Infantry Division: October 1944 - February 1945 for Flames Of War; use the link below: